Innovation

We engender a collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment with the unique potential to make a significant impact on complex local and global challenges.

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New & Notable

The Hunt for Hope in the Genome

Three decades ago, a team of researchers—including future Tufts President Anthony P. Monaco—combed through millions of DNA letters to find the flawed gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Here’s how their work led to the first-ever FDA-approved drug for treating the deadly disease.

Bringing HIV Prevention to Campus

Tufts Student Health Service staff develop protocol to help other colleges provide HIV prevention with daily medication
Engineering a New Route to Pet Adoptions

Alum helps develop online service that links people surrendering their dogs and cats with those looking to adopt
Two Tufts Faculty Get Prestigious Award

Charles Sykes and Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos share the American Chemical Society Catalysis Lectureship for their groundbreaking research
Tell Me More: A Passion for the Musical Past

Singer/songwriter Gotye talks in a Tufts podcast about the electronic instruments he is bringing back from yesteryear

Spotlights

Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex (CLIC)

Helps meet the need for updated classrooms, large meeting rooms, teaching labs, research labs, and office space, and includes a café and informal learning spaces.
M.S. in Innovation Management

An intensive, one-year professional master’s program that prepares you with important business and leadership skills to hit the ground running earlier in your career.
Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)

Currently under construction, the new complex will be an integrated teaching and research center on the Medford/Somerville campus featuring state-of-the-art laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students.
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Convergence Laboratory

Addresses the most serious diseases and medical conditions through collaborative research among investigators in various fields.
Water: Systems, Science, and Society (WSSS)

A graduate-level program that takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding water issues worldwide. Provides students with the perspectives and tools to manage water-related problems.
Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT)

Established to promote innovative collaborations in the humanities and arts. Encourages conversation and debate that reach beyond the traditional borders of a given discipline.